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#285B10 Color

#285B10 is rgb(40, 91, 16) in RGB, hsl(101, 70%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 82%, 64%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lincoln Green (#195905), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#285B10
HEX#285B10
RGBrgb(40, 91, 16)
HSLhsl(101, 70%, 21%)
HSVhsv(101, 82%, 36%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 82%, 64%)
OKLCHoklch(42% 0.118 137.9)
LABlab(33.99% -28.67 34.61)
LCHlch(33.99% 44.94 129.64)

What #285B10 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #285B10, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#285B10 Channel Values

How #285B10 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 40 · G 91 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 70% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 82% · V 36%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 82% · K 64%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.1:1 vs white · 2.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #285B10 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #285B10 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #285B10

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #285B10; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #285B10

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #285B10.

How #285B10 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#285B10
Protanopia#555511
Protanomaly#475711
Deuteranopia#4E4E15
Deuteranomaly#425413
Tritanopia#345656
Tritanomaly#2F5844
Achromatopsia#505050

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #285B10 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-285b10: #285B10;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #285B10;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-285b10': '#285B10' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.357, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_285b10">#285B10</color>
SVG fillfill="#285B10"

More Green Colors

#285B10 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#285B10 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #285B10?

#285B10 is a dark green — rgb(40, 91, 16) in RGB and hsl(101, 70%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lincoln Green (#195905), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.59.

What is the RGB value of #285B10?

#285B10 is rgb(40, 91, 16) — red 40, green 91, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #285B10?

#285B10 converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 82%, 64%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #285B10 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #285B10 scores 8.1:1 against white and 2.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #285B10 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #285B10 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 12.99, which is visibly different.

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